Traditions Revolvers

Have a friend who's been offered a used one and is asking who makes them. Judging from the price I'm thinking Pietta, but I've never handled one. Anybody out there know?

 

[Don]

I believe that most of the Traditions revolvers are manufactured by Pietta. There may be some models manufactured by other companies but I don't know which ones.

Don

 

[fort fireman]

I have a traditions revolver and it"s labeled Pietta. I'm not sure if this goes for all traditions though.

 

[Zonie]

Traditions imports most, if not all of their rifles and single shot pistols from Ardesa in Spain.

The Spanish companies have never produced many (if any) Cap & Ball revolvers but the Italians have.

I own a CVA 3rd model Dragoon that was made in 1990 and even though CVA was importing rifles and single shot pistols from Spain at that time, this revolver was made in Italy.

 

[torn moc]

I HAD a Dance revolver by Traditions and all I know is that the fit and finish and smoothness of the action was just as good as any Uberti that I have ever handeled....A very well made pistole.
and then again the newer Piettas that I have handeled are all Very nice too !

 

[B. Miller]

Traditions currently imports Pietta revolvers. The older models were manufactured by Armi San Marco which is no longer in business.
Bruce

 

Thanks for all the replies. I will pass them on to my buddy

 

[Poor Private]

This past spring I came upon a Brass(they all were) 1862 Confederate Spiller&Burr .36 cal pistol. It was NIB but sold used by the gun store. It came with all the paper work and styrofoam insert. It is brass framed but the barrel and cylinder are browned instead of blued ( a nice look). The pistol is a Traditions. I don't know if it was a kit gun, or a factory special edition, the foam is cutout for the pistol though there are pockets that could be for parts. Anyway to make a long story short. the end flaps say :
Traditions Performance Firearms
Then:
Ellie Pietta
Historic Reproductions
Made in Italy
The gun has no markings on it anywhere except serial number on the bottom of the backstrap and on the right side of the frame in front of the trigger guard stamped C.S. thats all the markings on it anywhere. The gun shoots true, the action is smooth, and all parts are nice and tight. I use it in civil war reenacting. I am a memeber of Morgans Raiders so appropriate for the unit wether on the Mt. Howitzers or as part of the support infantry.

 

[Zonie]

The gun is most likely a kit.

Dixie Gunworks has been selling both the finished and the kit version for years.

The finished version has a blued barrel and cylinder.

I've always been interested in the Spiller & Burr as it was built under a Confederate Contract that specified a Colt Navy pistol design.

Spiller & Burr bought a factory that was going to copy the Whitney pistol and when production began sure enough, a Whitney style solid frame design was what they delivered.

I use the term "delivered" loosely as the entire production run was less than 700 guns on the 15,000 gun contract and most of those were built after the Confederate Government took over the business.

 

[Poor Private]

The gun is most likely a kit.

Dixie Gunworks has been selling both the finished and the kit version for years.

The finished version has a blued barrel and cylinder.

I've always been interested in the Spiller & Burr as it was built under a Confederate Contract that specified a Colt Navy pistol design.

Spiller & Burr bought a factory that was going to copy the Whitney pistol and when production began sure enough, a Whitney style solid frame design was what they delivered.

I use the term "delivered" loosely as the entire production run was less than 700 guns on the 15,000 gun contract and most of those were built after the Confederate Government took over the business.

Yep and about 2000 civil war reenactors have the Spiller & Burr, myslef included :idunno: :rotf: